1.3.6: ftp client does not change directory for "!" commands

[Prashant Rane]

Hi,

The ftp client executes all the "!" commands (e.g. !ls, !pwd, !(any unix 
commad)) with current working directory as users home directory. Even if 
the directory is changed to some other directory than $HOME,  the 
command !pwd always returns value of home directory.

It used to work right. I think the proper behavior is that the ! 
commands should be executed as if they are executed from the directory 
whch is the local directory of the ftp client i.e. the directory where 
the ftp command "lcd" took the clinet to.

This is specially handy when uploading specific files from a directory. 
The "!ls" does not show local files form "lcd" directory but from the 
user home directory.

I am attaching a session below. Plus output of "cygcheck -sv"

The ftp client is part of inetutils package.

Thanks in advance.
Prashant Rane


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